{"id":329499,"date":"2017-06-19T10:55:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T10:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=329499"},"modified":"2017-06-19T10:55:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T10:55:13","slug":"asamoah-gyan-reveals-consulting-mallams-pastors-to-enhance-career-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/asamoah-gyan-reveals-consulting-mallams-pastors-to-enhance-career-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Asamoah Gyan reveals consulting Mallams, Pastors to enhance career [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan, has sparked a huge and unending debate in football by revealing that he consults Mallams as well as Pastors to fortify himself for matches.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars skipper stated that, football game itself is spiritual in nature and seeking prayers from Mallam and Pastors is the right path for success.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan indicated that, the public has demonized the use of \u2018Mallams\u2019 in sports.<\/p>\n<p>He added that football is a \u2018spiritual work\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that \u2018Mallams\u2019 are just like pastors, and that in the Islamic religion, there was nothing wrong with consulting them to pray for an individual.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mmq-9BCgREI\" width=\"620\" height=\"700\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u201cYou can\u2019t just rise up and say you\u2019re going to play football because it is a spiritual exercise,\u201dGyan told Delay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have just used the word Mallam to mean something out of this world. Just as pastors lead Christians in prayers, Mallams lead Muslims in prayer. So there si nothing wrong in them praying for you to get success in your career or any endeavor in your life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will need spiritual fortitude before you get into play and it\u2019s not just for football but every other work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that he has a spiritual father who fortifies and prays for him before he sets off to play a football game.<\/p>\n<p>There have been continuous debates about whether or not African sportsmen use voodoo to ply their trade, but Gyan says praying with an Islamic cleric or a Pastor should not be demonized.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Citi Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan, has sparked a huge and unending debate in football by revealing that he consults Mallams as well as Pastors to fortify himself for matches. 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